# Grain prices: wet weather hits winter sowings across Europe - 24 October 2017 Premium

> Heavy October rainfall across northern Europe has further delayed winter crop sowings, and MARS cut its EU maize yield estimate to 6.9 t/ha. EU maize, wheat and rapeseed prices were mixed to slightly lower over the week, while Chicago corn bottomed near $138/t under harvest pressure.

- Date: 2017-10-24 · published 2017-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68484-grain-prices-wet-weather-hits-winter-sowings-across-europe-24-october-2017
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A lower EU maize yield estimate tightens European feed grain supply, but harvest pressure in the US and softer European prices limit upside for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-27 | [Favorable weather is facilitating winter grain sowing in Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22341-favorable-weather-is-facilitating-winter-grain-sowing-in-europe.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2017-05-03 | [Weather market dominant once again  - 03 May 2017 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6140-weather-market-dominant-once-again-03-may-2017-premium.md) | +0.5% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2017-05-02 | [Grain prices: wheat futures bounce back - 02 May 2017 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6139-grain-prices-wheat-futures-bounce-back-02-may-2017-premium.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-02-07 | [Grain prices: a week of downward movements -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66560-grain-prices-a-week-of-downward-movements-premium.md) | +0.5% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2023-06-01 | [Feed weekly outlook: Weather market will determine grain prices - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35565-feed-weekly-outlook-weather-market-will-determine-grain-prices-agcanada.md) | -2.2% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-07 | [Grain prices: a week of downward movements -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66560-grain-prices-a-week-of-downward-movements-premium.md) | +0.3% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-10 | [European, Maghreb winter crops humming along - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20110-european-maghreb-winter-crops-humming-along-grain-central.md) | -1.3% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-10 | [Winter-crop plant off to patchy start across Australia - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30668-winter-crop-plant-off-to-patchy-start-across-australia-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- farmersjournal.ie: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tillage/markets/grain-prices-wet-weather-hits-winter-sowings-across-europe-318441

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